This morning I responded to an email from a reader who was looking for some tips on how to display YouTube videos in their classroom without displaying all the related sidebar content that appears on YouTube. If you find yourself in a similar position, here are some things you can try.
put videos on slides
If you embed a YouTube video in your Google, PowerPoint, or Canva Slides, none of the related YouTube sidebar content appears next to the video.
Create a playlist in Padlet
Another way to display videos without the distractions of the sidebar is to play them through the Padlet. In Padlet you can use the “playlist” template to make a list of videos and then display each one without the sidebar content that appears on YouTube or Vimeo. You can make the playlist yourself, or you can invite others to collaborate with you just like you would any other Padlet wall. watch my video which is embedded below to learn how to make a distraction-free video playlist on a Padlet wall.
Watchkin
Watchkin is a service that provides some ways to watch YouTube videos without seeing the related video suggestions and comments. You can enter the direct URL of a video in Watchkin to remove the content from the sidebar. You can search for videos through Watchkin and display family-friendly results (if a non-family-friendly video appears, Watchkin has a mechanism to flag it as inappropriate). Watchkin also offers a browser bookmark tool that you can click while on YouTube.com to make related content disappear from the page. Look at this video for more information on Watchkin.
safe sharing
SafeShare.tv makes it possible to watch YouTube videos without showing the related videos and associated comments. Wear SafeShare.tv just copy the URL of a YouTube video and paste it into SafeShare.tv. SafeShare also offers a browser bookmarking tool that will eliminate the need to copy and paste YouTube links into SafeShare.
